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San Juan Vineyards

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11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily (Seasonal)

San Juan Vineyards is the only vineyard and winery on San Juan Island. Hours: 11 - 5 daily (seasonal). Enjoy the ambience of our 1896 Schoolhouse Tasting Room and bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with a glass or bottle of SJV wine on our

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Our Wines

2007 White Table Wine - dry Gewurztraminer

Overview

Tasting Notes

This complex wine has a nose of wet hay, pineapple, sorrel and lemon balm. Flavors of cedar incense, juniper branches, wild strawberry and lemon thyme. The finish is long and reminiscent of apple and kumquat. A great food wine!

Variety/BlendGewurztraminer

Price Rangeunder $10

AVARed Mountain

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2007 Riesling

Overview

Tasting Notes

This bone dry wine has aromas of lemongrass and lime zest with a hint of stone fruit. Viscous mouth feel with focused, clean, crisp flavors and a bright leesy finish.

Variety/BlendRiesling

Price Range$10 - $15

AVAYakima Valley

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2008 Afterglow

Overview

Tasting Notes

A note from the winemaker, Chris J Primus:
East meets West in this unique wine, a blend of 63% Madeleine Angevine from our Estate vineyard and 22% Cabernet Franc, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Sangiovese from Eastern Washington. Just over half of the Madeleine Angevine was co-fermented with juice from the red grapes. The red juice gained its color by sitting on its skins for two to three days after destemming. These juice blends were fermented in six neutral red French oak barrels using three different kinds of yeasts. Upon completing fermentation, the wine was racked to a stainless steel tank. I added the rest of the Madeleine Angevine from a separate stainless steel tank fermentation to balance the wine. The aromas remind me of a fresh fruit salad made with strawberries, peaches and oranges that are sitting a slate bowl. In the mouth, the mid-palate overflows with fresh red berry flavors and the clean acid finish has a peppery spice. Only 206 cases were bottled!

Variety/BlendRose

Price Range$15 - $20

AVAPuget Sound

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2008 Siegerrebe

Overview

Tasting Notes

Siegerrebe is a German varietal, a cross between Madeleine Angevine & Gewurztraminer. Always very aromatic and often a little spicy. Lower in alcohol & higher in acidity - a trait of the Puget Sound AVA.

Variety/BlendSiegerrebe

Price Range$15 - $20

AVAPuget Sound

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Mona Vino

Overview

Tasting Notes

This is our fun red blend named in honor of Mona the camel. The smokey notes lend well to grilled & smoked meats. Picnic wine! Visit Mona - she lives across the road from the winery. Bring an apple or carrot and she'll eat right out of your hand.

Variety/BlendBlend - Bordeaux Style Red

Price Range$10 - $15

AVAWashington State

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2007 Reserve Chardonnay

Overview

Tasting Notes

Lemon and peaches in the nose. The luscious mid-palate is balanced with a crisp, mineral finish. By using only 11% new oak, this wine showcases the flavors of the grape. 100% French Oak.

Variety/BlendChardonnay

Price Range$15 - $20

AVAYakima Valley

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2007 Madeleine Angevine

Overview

Tasting Notes

A French varietal developed in the 1850s in the Loire Valley. Very aromatic, citrusy flavors, a great food wine. As with most Puget Sound AVA wines the acidity is higher and the alcohol lower.

Our Story

San Juan Vineyards was established in 1996. The tasting room is in an 1896 schoolhouse, one of two remaining in the San Juans. We have 6 acres of cool-climate varietal grapes, Siegerrebe, Madeleine Angevine & Pinot Noir. We produce and bottle approximately 4500 total cases yearly. One third of our production comes from our Estate Varietals. We also source grapes from Eastern Washington grape growers including Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Sangiovese and Syrah. Our vineyard manager & winemaker, Chris J Primus, joined us in 2006 after working in the Willamette Valley of Oregon making Pinot Noir. Chris' academic background is in Chemical Engineering. Chris enjoys making Puget Sound AVA white wines which are known for being lower in alochol & higher in acidity.